Cape May

Cape May, city, Cape May county, at the southern tip of New Jersey, U.S. Originally called Cape Island, it was renamed in 1869 for the Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey, who visited there in 1623. It is the oldest beach resort in the nation, dating to the beginning of the 19th century; in the 1850s the Mount Vernon (later destroyed by fire), accommodating 2,000 guests, was the largest resort hotel in the United States. The city’s concentration of more than 600 Victorian-style houses remains a major attraction. The beach promenade, more than 1 mile (1.6 km) long, replaced the original boardwalk, which ... (100 of 236 words)